Journal box packing



July 28, 1936. c. 'r. RIPLEY JOURNAL BOX PACKING Filed Jab. 25, 1935Patented July 23, la -5 .SAr

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JOURNAL BOX PACKING Charles T. Ripley, Wilmette, Ill. ApplicationJanuary 25, 1935, Serial No. 3,433

I V 1 can... (o1. 30888) This invention relates to a new and improvedjournal box packing, more particularly to an improved form of packingmaterial or packing units, and the method of using same within a carjournal box in order to supply lubricant to the journal.

,face of the rotating journal thus maintaining the requisite film of oilbetween the upper side of the journal and the brass which supports thebox and the load carried thereby.

There are several objections to this form and method of packing, themost serious fault being the frequent occurrence of waste-grabs, that issmall fluffy particles of the waste material are carried up'by one sideof the rotating journal and eventually some of this material finds itsway between the journal and the brass and breaks down the oilfilm,'often resulting in the burning out of the bearing and otherserious damage.

v,JAccording to the present invention, the oilcarrying material, thewaste with the springs embedded therein, is enclosed in an envelope orbag (or a plurality or series of envelopes) of flexible fabric which isporous to allow the passage of oil therethrough but is of fine enoughtexture, that is without large openings, so that it will effectivelyhold the waste. The oil is transmitted through this envelope to thejournal, but the fine particles of the waste are confined and do notride up on the journal, thus eliminating the principal source ofwaste-grabs. The springs keep the waste open and loose against mattingand in contact with the upper surface of the envelope and the envelopein contact with the journal. This form of packing has numerous otheradvantages as will be brought out hereinafter.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved journalbox packing of the type briefly described hereinabove and disclosed morein detail in the specifications which follow.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be more apparentfrom the following detailed description of one approved form of packingand the method of using same according to the prim ciples of thisinvention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a standard type ofrailway car journal box with the improved packing used therein.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section, taken substantially on the line2-2 of Fig. 1. 5'"

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the improved packing units. l

Fig. 4- is a perspective view, on a smaller scale, of 'a modified formof packing.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the car journal-box l encloses thewedge 2 and brass 3 which rests upon the upper surface of rotatingjournal 4 formed at the end of car axle 5 which projects into the rearend of box I through opening 6.

The dust-guard l positioned in pocket 8 in the rear wall of the boxtends to exclude dust and minimize the escape of oil. The opening 9 inthe front end of the box through which packing and lubricant areinserted is normally closed by the lid 16 pivoted to the box at H. 20

All of the above is an example of standard construction. Ordinarily thebearing is packed or lubricated by opening the lid I0 and tamping aquantity of loose cotton or wool waste into the space between the bottomof the box and the journal 4. This waste, is soaked with oil both beforeand after its insertion into the box, and additional oil may beaddedwhenever required. Ordinarily a twisted roll of this waste material,known as a back roll, will first be pushed into place at the rear wallof the box to seal this opening, and after a sufiicient quantity of theloose waste has been pushed into place beneath the journal, anothercompacted mass of the waste known as the front plug is often pushed intoplace at the front of the box. This type of packing is fairly efiicientas far as lubrication is concerned, but it has certain faults amongwhich is the frequency of waste grabs referred to here inabove. In orderto minimize this evil, it has been necessary to use a fine quality ofselected waste from which all of the. finer fiufi'y portions, more aptto be carried up by the rotating journal, have been picked oreliminated, and this greatly increases the cost of the waste material.

According to the present invention, a mass of the loose oil-absorbingmaterial is confined in a flexible fabric bag or envelope so as to forma freely pliant pillow such as shown for example in Fig. 3. In use, aplurality of these units will be used to pack one box, three being shownby way of example in Fig. 1.

The filling or packing material may be cotton or wool waste as indicatedat l2 (Fig. 1) and spring inserts l3 or any other suitable resilient 5through but will not permit any strands of waste 7 devices are embeddedin and distributed as uniformly as possible through the waste for thepurposes above mentioned. No particular type of packing material isessential to the present invention, in fact much cheaper grades of wastemay be used than has heretofore been the practice since this wastematerial is effectively confined and cannot find its way between thejournal, and brass. This mass ofwaste is confined loosely in a bag orenvelope 14 of some suitable cloth fabric suificiently porous or open inits'textureor mesh so that it will be adapted to absorb oil or freelypermit the passage of oil thereor lint to pass through it. The bag orenvelope is sewed orotherwise secured together, in any desired manner,preferably so as not to expose seams or fastening means at the sidesmore apt to come in contact with the journal. need have no definiteform, in fact it is fairly shapeless and pliant so that it may be easilyforced into the space beneath the journal. One of these completed unitsresembles a pillow in its gerieral,1f0rm, and also in its qualities ofpliancy and resiliency.

:These units or pillows are usually soaked with oil and then drained sothatthey will be saturated with the lubricant before insertion in thejournal box. The units are inserted, one by one, through the front boxopening 9, preferably with the longer dimension'of the bag extendingtransversely of the box, and then pushed into position between thebottom of thebox and the journal as indicated in Figs. 1 and. 2.Preferably the units Will be of such size that some certain number (forexample three) will be sufficient to properly pack a'standard carjournal box.

7 necessity of providing a separate back roll or front plug, since thefunctions of these are per-' formed by the rear and'front pillows orunits bags can be disarranged or pushed into position so as to presentnew surfaces to therotating journal.

If desired, a plurality of these bags or units,

(enough to pack one journal-box). can be linked .together 'as a chain orseries as shown in Fig.

4. A single long bag can be tied at intermediate points l5 and I6 toform a chain of three :bags

The bag.

wasted packing material.

There is. no

or links l1, l8 and IS. The links or units of this chain aresuccessively forced into position within the journal-box by bending theseries alternatively in opposite directions at the joints I6 and I5, inan obvious manner. 5 V

In time, the surface of the bag or envelope may wear through, but theenclosed waste material may be reclaimed. If a bag should wear throughvantages over the standard method of packing 15 with loose waste, amongwhich may be mentioned the'followingi The elimination of waste grabs.

Eliminating the necessity of providing separate back rollsand frontplugs. Insuringithe use of a uniform amount of packing in each box. For-20 merly the amount of'packing used depended upon the judgment of theworkman who might use too much or too little. Adecrease in the amount ofA cheaper grade of waste maybe used. These standard packing units areeasier to handleand insert in the box than loose unconfinedwaste. I

-I claim:

In combination with a journal and journal box:

a packing comprising a plurality of unitseach 3 consisting of a mass offibrous, oil absorbent} material; a flexible envelope porous andpermeable .to. oil but of a texture tohold the fibrous material andpreventothe strands thereof from escaping from the envelope; andaplurality of metallic springs; said units, being arranged under thejournal transversely thereof with their ends, extending upwardly betweenthe sides "of the journal box and the journal andso thatthe packingsubstantially fills the space between the bot-. tom and sides of thejournal box and the portion of the journal'below its center and fitsclosely andcontinuously around the underside of the journal and saidsprings being embedded in and distributed with substantial uniformitythrough- 453 out the fibrous material so as to keep the mate.-

rial open and loose against matting and ex! pandedin contact withtheenvelope, and so as to keep the envelope pressed with substantial uni- V'formity against the journal. 7 3

CHARLES 1T. RIPLEY.L

